Noun: imago
| Singular | imago |
| Plural | imagines; imagos; imagoes |
Sample Sentences
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‘But still,’ he said to himself, drawing the metamorphoses of a red admiral, egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and imago on his pad, ‘what shall I say to him when we meet?’ [1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:]
Etymology
1. From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image.
2. Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)). See: Latin Nouns '
imāgō'.
Verbs referencing "imago"
Polish Nouns
imago.